Let's do this

Take off ✈
Frankfurt ➡️ Abu Dhabi ➡️ Brisbane ➡️ Auckland
Abu Dhabi

Just landed in Abu Dhabi
Brisbane Transfer

Christmas decorations already up here
Auckland Airport

Good night 😂
First Days in Auckland

Albert Park and Harbour Area
Rangitoto

Vulcanic Island
Devonport

Day trip to Devonport
Domain Park and Wintergardens

Checking out the flowers with Nik and Lea 🌺🌸🌼
Staying in Epsom

Few pictures from our week at Jane's Airbnb in Epsom. Playing board games with our host family, walking up Mount Eden and a goodbye picture.
21/11 - 28/11
Cornwall Park

We just had to go!
First Days with the Van

We got a van!
The first couple of nights we slept in car parks and had showers on the beach. But we we're mostly just chilling and making upgrades in Cornwall Park. What a life.
Oh and we evenRead more
Beach Days

Kohimarama on 30/11
St. Heliers on 01/12
After the beach days we had to stay another couple of days in Auckland where we met lovely people like Manuel, Ted and Tim.
The Road Trip has started

We finally started our road trip up north.
04/12: Orewa Beach, Snells Beach
Camping: Tawharanui Peninsula
05/12: Tawharanui Regional Park and Anchor Bay, Goat Island, Mangawhai Heads
Camping: Ruakaka
Whangarei

We stayed in Whangarei for a couple of days (06/12 - 09/12) and even managed to take part in another parkrun.
The highlights of those days were the town basin, the Botanica Whangarei, Whangarei Falls,Read more
Bay of Islands

What an awesome day! We went on a 6h sailing boat (Gungha II) tour, saw dolphins, penguins, sharks and stingrays, went for a lovely swim and explored an island. And Jake had a great time helping withRead more
Rainbow Falls

After the boat tour we left Paihia to go to Kerkeri to visit the Rainbow Waterfalls.
Cape Reinga

We made it to the (nearly) most northerly point of New Zealand, Cape Reinga.
Giant Sand Dunes

After Cape Reinga we went to play on the Giant Te Paki Sand Dunes.
Waipoua Forest

Kauri Forest:
- Te Matua Ngahere (Fattest kauri tree)
- Tane Mahuta (Highest and largest kauri tree)
West Auckland Beaches

12/12: Muriwai Beach (Gannet Colony)
13/12: Piha Beach with Emil and Pauline
Thames

Start of our Coromandel Peninsula Road Trip 🚙
Coromandel

On our way to Coromandel we stopped at Wilsons Bay where Isi broke her Flip Flops 😔
Cooks Beach

We started the day by going to New Chums Beach which was a very pretty white sand beach. After a stop in Whitianga (yay Isi got new flippers!) we went to Cooks Beach and walked to the ShakespeareRead more
Cathedral Cove

It was one of only 6-7 times in a year that the sea would actually meet in the middle of Cathedral Cove and we couldn't walk all the way through it.
We could definitely see why it's called CathedralRead more
Hot Water Beach

How awesome is this?! At Hot Water Beach you can dig a hole in the sand and create your own hot pool. The water can get really, really hot. We were relaxing in our hole for quite a while and cooledRead more